Daily Republican., 1887-09-05
NEWS sUM MARY,

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Mother and Chitd FstAiiy Burnsd-ro
be Recognised - shipper
Conv.ntion In Session.
While Mrs. John Martin, living on
IN upper n)or In Cincinnati, Was pre-
pairing supper by coal oil stove, on
Friday evening. her 2 yssr.old dkugh.
ter upUeI the stove and had her clothing
set on hre. The mcther ran down stairs
with the child In hor arms, and, meet.
Ing her husband, he smothered the
d % By throwing his coat sround the
child The latter died In two bours
and Mrs. 4arHu's burns we're eonaid.
sred fatal.
Acting Secretary Thompson has 10.
formed the Secretary Of Stste that In
Q asss whore eeguIAriy established CON-
merchants In Russia ship wsol
TO the United States on orders, they IN
oe recognised % the shippers within
the meaning OF TIE law and can verify
the corroctness of the invoice before
United states consular officers with out
being possessed OF special power Of at
torney from che importers.
The German Catholic Convention of
the United States will open Ia Chicago
to-da.. There arc 400 local societies In
the Central Tui Ion, Of which 80 ere In
PennsylvaDia, and the total mem her.
ship 10 81. .e8e During the year, $l16,.
1863 was paid for sick bAnefa to 46y
mem bers. the,widoWs OF $50 mem bers
Who died during the year received
$50 .2a6. and the reserve fund on hand
Is y6c5, ,2is.
Tho house OF Perry Buchanan. at
Woolwich, Texas, WAS burned on Fri.
day, and . t-yesr old girl persisted In
the flames. Another, 8 years old. WAS
fatally busnod and one about 10 years
old, who rushed into the house 70 save
her, tustained apgerCus ipjuries. MIRO.
Buchanan was serious,y burned on the
arms.
The Kspublioan Convention OF Lack.
awAupa County, PepnA., on Saturday
nominated Henry A. Knap, of Scran.
TOE, for additional Law Judge. Con.
Rressman Scranton snd e p. Kip8s.
bury were chosen delegates 70 tho next
National Republican Convention, and
inDtrucsed TO vote for James g. Blaine
for President.
The captain Of &he Thistle has finished
OIL his arrangements for she trial races
and the yacht 10 ct her anch orAse of
Tompktnsvilie. where she will remain
until Thursday, when shs will 70 down
tho bay to meet the steamer City Of
Rome. which vii bring james Bell,
her principal owner, and Hr. Watson,
her designer.
-Four Apache Indian sco1ts, recently
tried In . military court-martial 1t
Tucson, Arizona Territory, for the
shooting CT Chief Of Scouts eiebtr, have
been sent 70 San Diego barracks, pend.
Ing approval OF the sentence. The
other twelve indians engaged In the
outbreak will be turaed over 20 the civil
Authorities for trial.
Late on Friday night coal train ON
the Leavenwofth brAnah OF tks Union
FAcino Railroad WAS thrown from the
Track by an open switch. Some mules
from Lawrence, Kansas, engineer J.
MuDden, fireman Fnpk Davis and
brakeman Thomas Brown were killed.
The stable of Michael Adams, near
Ldtiz, Pennsylvania, was burned yes.
terday morning, and one OF his chill.
dfen, two.yesr-old boy, was burned
70 death. Another. aged 8 years, was
rescued with dificolty. It 10 supposed
they nred the stable while play ing with
nesdass.
Mrs. j. r. Vincent, for many years
widely known ~ mem Der of the Bos.
ton Museum Dramatic Con pany, ds,d
yesterday In Boston of apoplexy. Her
stage life began In 1885. and she was
able 70 perform her duties II the mt.
scum up to Wednesday last.
Robert B. Morris, white, was killed
In Washington on Saturday night by
Beverly 5ones, colored, who jabbed him
10 the eye with the end of an embrella.
They had Suarrelled because Jones stole
. bottle OF whisky from Morris and
drank part oft.
On Saturday night 225 pounds OF
dualin exploded In the Wilbur mine, at
kingston, Ontario, doing great damage
and seriously iDjuring . workman
named Dunn. All the men had left
the mine only Eve minutes before.
The works Of the Stillmau Manufat-
t1ring Company. OF Providence, Rhode
lsiand, employing 260 hands, we're
cloSed on Saturday on an attachment
made By the National PhepiK Bank, Of
Phonix, Rhode Island.
Mrs. Mary Dunlap and her six.
months old babe were burned to death
st Penny's Goal road, near McKees.
port, Pa, yesterday. The woman
tried ia start . FIRE in the kitchen stove
with carbon oil and An explosion fol-
lowed.
A powerful vein OF natural gas was
struck on Friday night st q depth Of
20 feet at Milimaster, near Harrisviile,
Michigan. Another well Ia to be sunk |
In the vicinity for oil.
1t is now said that ITO bodies have
been taken from the wreck of the rail.
road train at Chatsworth, Illinois, and
1t Is believed that several others were
consumed In the wreck.
The chief Of the Louisville police was
notified on Saturday that all the p fison
ers In the jail at Eminence, Kentucky,
had escaped.
The dre in the Calumet mine, at Han
ock, Mich, is reported to be out, and
IL is thought the shaft will be opened In
= day or two.